FAQs

How you take on the challenge is up to you, whether you cover a mile a day, or simply 31 miles in total.

This is your challenge, your way 😍

Signing up is simple.

1. Sign up here to request your free challenge stickers and set up your fundraiser
2. Once you have signed up you’ll receive your own fundraising page
3. Share, share, share.  Make sure to tell everyone you know that you are taking on the challenge and ask them to sponsor you
4. Get fundraising
5. Support your children to take on their miles in August or over your schools summer holiday and use your stickers to track your spogress
6. Support children and young people with cancer

You will get a tracker in your pack when you sign up, where you can use the stickers we send you to track each mile and your progress throughout the challenge. You can then take photos of the tracker and share with your supporters to show them your progress and just how amazing you are.

We are here with you every step of the way to help you complete the challenge. We have a support team on hand to give advice and top tips on completing the challenges and reaching you fundraising target. Feel free to reach out in the Facebook group for some support.

However if you aren’t able to complete the full challenge, please don’t worry, just make sure to let your sponsors know. If you need any advice or support on completing the challenge please email virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

This is your challenge, your way! We want you to take part in a way that works best for you. You can increase or reduce the distance and can change the dates if August doesn’t work for you. We understand that not all children are on their Summer Holiday through the whole of August.

We suggest you just let your supporters know your plans.

Absolutly! This challenge is designed specially for children to take part in. They can take on the challenge with their siblings or friends.

Parents will have to ask their kids if they are allowed to join in the fun and take part in the challenge too 😉

You must be over 18 to sign up to the challenge and set up a fundraiser on behalf of the child.

By signing up for this challenge you will be confirming that you will be signing up on behalf of a child/children.  You must understand that you are 100% responsible for the children taking on the challenge and setting up the fundraiser on their behalf.

Yes, of course! The more the merrier. Just share the link to the sign up form and ask them to register. 

Yes – you can join from anywhere. Unfortunately we aren’t able to post out fundraising packs internationally, but you can have all you need in the Resources tab. You will still be a vital part of Team Young Lives.

We send fundraising packs out twice a week but sometimes they can take 10-14 working days to arrive. If you pack has still not arrived please contact virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

If you have any questions or queries, feel free to post in our Facebook group. Alternativly, please contact us at virtualchallenges@younglivesvscancer.org.uk

You will automatically be set up with a fundraiser when you sign up. You can also select to set up a Facebook Fundraiser and connect it to your main fundraising page. These are the easiest ways to collect your sponsorship. All donations come directly to Young Lives vs Cancer so you don’t have to worry about admin or bank transfers.

You can also fundraise offline. You will also receive a Young Lives vs Cancer sponsorship form with your swim hat. This can also be found in the Resources tab. To pay this in deposit your sponsorship into your own bank account and then pay it directly onto your fundraising page. Alternatively there are handy instructions on the form of how to pay this in on our website.

We simply just ask everyone to raise as much as they can to support children and young people with cancer. The target is automatically set to £150 as people with higher targets on their pages raise the most.  However there is no commitment to raise this.